The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-03-19

not pass; believe It never came up for
second reading, but was referred to one of
the numerous committees, and perhaps to-
day can be found in some cob-webbed
pigeon-hole resting as easily as if it had
mayer been, Willie the advocate of rapid
legislation, for sweet innocense sake, has
long ago answered the call of his fathers.
don't know that the Knight of Labor
representatives are doing anything special
for the eleYatlon OF labor or the protection
of the laborers' interests. | have nothing
to say of the Knights of Labor as an or
ganization, or as a body of men united for
the purpose of resisting undue and heavy
oppression at. the hands of monopoly,
rather l look upon it as representing one OF
the liberties Of our American continent,
that men Of all class and color dare organ
ize as they have done for the protection of
each others interests; but do look upon
the policy pursued by some of the leaders
as false, delusive and a snare. Where men
are organized for the purpose of resisting
wrong inflicted by capital, that wrong
should be resisted bravely and manfully as
well as openly and above board and not by
low, insidious means, which reflect only
contempt upon the promulgators, The
leader Of an organization who orders his
followers out on strike during the dead of
winter is traitor to the cause Of labor and
an enemy to the toilers of the land. A
boycott or strike has never been known to
yield dividend, that is, not to the work
ingmen, but 1t pours its profits into the
Golfers of the capitalist, and the latter in
dividual smiles sweet smile of feontent,
and gently prays that the strike 60, on.
The K. of L. representative who would in
troduce law preventing strikes and boy
colts could make for himself name which
would live in posterity. 1 have been
studying the character of some of the rep
resentatives, of Knight of Labor persua-
sion, and while some of them are physical
ly and Intellectually the peers of old time
members, there is timidity on their part
in matters of legislation for which cannot
account, unless it be the cohugglng for a
second tenn and the $500 which comes
with it.
Matilda Hindman delivered an address
on Woman Suffrage in the hall of the
House Wednesday night that drew large
audience. The lady made forcible argu-
ment, but failed to convince many of the
members, who toward the close at her re
quest began to fire interrogations at the
lecturer. Miss Rachel Foster, of Philadel-
pha, young, petite and attractive suifrag-
ist, aided Miss Hindman in answering the
difficult questions put by the members.
She held her own with good deal of tact
and logic. When on the subject of repre-
sentation she was told by one of the Rep
resentatives that "sOme unknown man
voted for her somewhere in the Common
wealth." She replied with animation and
wit, where is that unknown man? Show
him to mel wish TO give him my tax
receipts" Miss Foster, who is as bright
as she is comely, is the daughter of the
late j. Heron Foster, of Pittsburg, one of
the most versatile journalists of his day and
long power in the west end of the State.
Senator Harlan, of Chester county, very
gallantly presided over the entertainment
Wednesday night
Among the changes in the revenue act of
1885 are the sections doing away with the
tax OH household furniture, watches, car
riagcs and gold and silver plate, and thai
diverting one-half of the net revenue to the
counties. The latter sectien was sop TO
the agricultural sections, which, under ne
lead of the State Grange, has for some time
beer Illuminating addresses against the in
equalities of the revenue acts and conf
planning that real estate has borne far moro
than its just share of taxation. The act OF
1885 garnered all the fruit of the new meth
cd of collection into the State Golfers: the
present act turns over, Ostensibly as the
cost of collection, ,one-half the net sum paid
in to the State to the several counties, but
really. as an appropriation to them. 1t
must greatly relieve local taxation and if
there be added to it, as most probably will
be done when the license bill passes, part
of this tax collected, the local governments
will fare very well. PAXTON.